单词 | race shed |
释义 | > as lemmasrace shed race shed n. (a) a shed used for storage, etc., at a racetrack (in quot. 2007 used metonymically to denote the sport of motor racing); (b) New Zealand Agriculture a shed incorporating a race (sense 5d). ΚΠ 1914 Ogden (Utah) Standard 19 Sept. 6/2 Fifteen men and boys were routed out of their hay and straw beds in the race sheds, at the Fair grounds. 1950 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Apr. 375/2 The race shed was..popular many years ago. It was similar to the barn type, except that the cows followed one another along each side of the shed and the milkers worked from a central passage. 2007 Townsville Bull. (Austral.) (Nexis) 17 Feb. 36 The F430 [a sports car] is an aerodynamic marvel with exceptional handling. Much of the design has been borrowed from the race shed. < as lemmas |
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